{"id":26374,"date":"2012-07-24T18:51:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T22:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=26374"},"modified":"2012-07-24T18:51:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T22:51:35","slug":"jetprogram-me-essay-contest-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/24\/jetprogram-me-essay-contest-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"JETProgram.ME Essay Contest Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello JET community! This is Beau Mueller (Miyazaki-ken, 2009-11)<\/strong>, over from JETProgram.ME<\/a>. We wanted to share the list of excellent essays we received for our Summer 2012 Informative Essay Contest.<\/p>\n

See below for a list of all twelve of the diverse entries we have received from JETs in all stages of the JET process. If you like a particular essay, by all means, please feel free to Facebook like, comment and otherwise share. The essay authors will surely appreciate your support and feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\"Family<\/a><\/td>\n“Bringing a Family on the JET Programme<\/a>”
\nby David Pearce, JET Alum (Mie-ken, 1995-98)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Japanese<\/a><\/td>\n“Getting Married in Japan<\/a>”
\nby John McMillen, JET Alum (Fukui-ken, 2006-08) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Married<\/a><\/td>\n“Married on the JET Programme<\/a>”
\nby Michelle Zimmermann, Current JET (Shimane-ken) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"JET<\/a><\/td>\n“Tips for Aspiring JETs \u2013 the JET Programme Application Process<\/a>”
\nby Gemma Villanueva, JET Alum (Fukushima-ken, 2008-11)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Japanese History and Traditional Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/td>\n“The Discovery of the Fountain of Youth: Japanese Hot Springs<\/a>”
\nby Mary Shannon Teague, JET Alum (Nagano-ken)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Hattori<\/a><\/td>\n“The History of the Ninja<\/a>”
\nby Susan Winterton, JET Alum<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Traditional<\/a><\/td>\n“Traditional Origami<\/a>”
\nby Carl Moravec, Current JET (Miyazaki-ken)<\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Japanese Anime\/Manga<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Inuyasha\"<\/a><\/td>\n“Inuyasha and Kagome \u2013 Reflection on the Power of Love<\/a>”
\nby\u00a0Hafizhah Fadhilla, Prospective JET<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Yamauba\"<\/a><\/td>\n“Spirited Away the Movie: Gateway to the Ghosted Landscapes of Japan<\/a>”
\nby Heenali Patel, Prospective JET<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Learn Japanese<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Aizuchi\"<\/a><\/td>\n“Learning HOW to Speak Japanese<\/a>”
\nby\u00a0Nathalie Ng, JET Alum<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Study<\/a><\/td>\n“Learning to Speak Japanese<\/a>”
\nby H.F. Clarke, Prospective JET<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Travel Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Shinjuku\"<\/a><\/td>\n“Tokyo Attractions \u2014 One Gaijin\u2019s Perspective<\/a>”
\nby\u00a0Richard Burns, JET Alum (Saitama-ken)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello JET community! This is Beau Mueller (Miyazaki-ken, 2009-11), over from JETProgram.ME. We wanted to share the list of excellent essays we received for our Summer 2012 Informative Essay Contest. See below for a list of all twelve of the diverse entries we have received from JETs in all stages of the JET process. If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,6],"tags":[659],"class_list":["post-26374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contest","category-writers","tag-essay-contest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t